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I write about Japanese ceramics, Japanese antiques and Japan. I have been making and selling ceramics and antiques full time in Japan since 1994. Read more hereMy site.
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Japanese antiques, recent finds, 5-2012
Rough day at the auction. It started out with me losing the first 5 times I put in bids. There are 3 or 4 people at the auction who I am usually in direct competition with. They and I have … Continue reading
Japanese antiques 4-26-2012
Here are some antiques. The first pictures are of 2 Jomon pots. They are large, between 50-85 cm. tall, and are from a collector in the Sendai region who is trying to sell them. One of the most interesting things … Continue reading
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Tagged edo, japanese antiques, jomon, makie, muromachi, pewter, saketsuke, sendai earthquake, Shino
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Recent finds
It was a strange day at the auction. I was outbid on what I really wanted. The bidding went to 30,000 yen in a last gasp type of bid. That is to say, if I had put in one or … Continue reading
Japanese antiques, 11-26-2011
Heian Buddhas anyone?? I have seen these pieces every time I go to look at antiques at Mr. Kawase’s shop. I only took a closer look at them this time because there was a show at the Miho Museum, the … Continue reading
Japanese antiques, 9-19-2011
This is a double post of 2 trips to the antique store. It would take me a very long time to arrange and tag the photos so I will layout what I have here and then it will be like … Continue reading
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Tagged heian, japanese antiques, kamakura, kawara, lacquer, momoyama, offering bowl, renben, rokuyu, tsubo, urushi, vase
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